bullion

bul·lion (b

a. Gold or silver considered with respect to quantity rather than value.

b. Gold or silver in the form of bars, ingots, or plates.

2. A heavy lace trimming made of twisted gold or silver threads.

[Middle English, ingot of precious metal, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French billon (from bille, stick; see billon) and from Old French bouillon, bubble on the surface of boiling liquid (from boilir, to boil; see boil¹).]

bullion [ˈbʊljən]

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) gold or silver in mass

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) gold or silver in the form of bars and ingots, suitable for further processing

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Also called bullion fringe a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms

[C14 (in the sense: melted gold or silver): from Anglo-French: mint, probably from Old French bouillir to boil, from Latin bullīre]

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Noun	1.	bullion - a mass of precious metal precious metal - any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
	2.	bullion - gold or silver in bars or ingots block of metal, ingot, metal bar - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling

Translations

bullion [ˈbʊljən] N → oro m/plata f en barras or en lingotes

bullion [ˈbʊlɪən] n (gold) → or m en lingots; (silver) → argent m en lingots

bullion

n no pl → Gold-/Silberbarren pl

bullion [ˈbʊljən] n → oro (or argento) in lingotti

bullion

n bullion [ˈbuliən]

gold or silver in bulk, not made into coins. muntmetaal, ongemunte goud/silwer سَبيكَةٌ ذَهَبِيّ÷ أو فِضِّيَه злато/сребро на пръчки/кюлчета prut zlata/stříbra møntmetal ungemünztes Gold/Silber χρυσός ή ασήμι σε ράβδους oro/plata en barras kullakang, hõbedakang شمش kulta- tai hopeaharkko lingot מְטִיל सोना-चांदी zlato ili srebro u polugama rúdarany, -ezüst emas atau perak batangan lingotto 金塊 금(은)의 aukso/sidabro luitas zelta/sudraba stienis jongkong ongemunt goud, ongemunt zilver gull-/sølvbarre złoto/srebro w sztabach barras lingou слиток prút zlata / striebra zlato/srebro v palici poluga guld-, silvertacka แท่งเงินหรือทองจำนวนมาก külçe altın/gümüş 金銀條塊 золото (срібло) в зливках سونے چاندی کا ڈلا nén 条状金（银）银条，金块

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Assay master Assay pound Benton Billot block of metal bullionism demurrage Department of the Treasury Fort Knox free coinage gold point ingot metal bar Old Bullion precious metal seigniorage silver certificate specie Thomas Hart Benton	But by far the greater part of the silver consisted of bullion from the mines of South America, which the English buccaneers--who were little better than pirates--had taken from the Spaniards and brought to Massachusetts. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context He is all agleam with bullion, a blue-and-gold edition of the Poetry of War. A Son of the Gods by Bierce, Ambrose View in context Until she could find another bank there was nothing to do but sew them up in her clothes, and so Marija went about for a week or more, loaded down with bullion, and afraid to cross the street in front of the house, because Jurgis told her she would sink out of sight in the mud. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context	bullet-proof bulleted bullethead bulletin bulletin board bulletin board system bulletproof bulletproof vest bulletwood Bullfaced Bullfeast bullfight bullfighter bullfighting bullfinch Bullfist bullfrog bullhead bullhead catfish bullhead rail Bullhead whiting bullheaded bullheadedness bullhorn bullied bullion bullionism Bullionist Bullirag bullish Bullist Bullition bullmastiff bullnecked bullnose bullnosed plane bullock bullock block bullock heart bullock's heart bullock's heart tree Bullock's oriole Bullock's-eye bullocky Bullon bullpen Bullpout bullring bullroarer bullrush Bulls and Bullfighting	bullheadedness Bullheading Bullheading Bullheads Bullheads Bullhook bullhorn bullhorn bullhorns bullhorns Bulli bullied bullied bullied bullied bullies bullies bullies bullies bulliform bulliform cell bulling bulling bulling bulling bulling bulling bar Bullinger, Heinrich Bullinger, Johann Heinrich Bullins, Ed bullion Bullion coin Bullion coins Bullion gold coin Bullion Merchants Ireland Bullionism Bullionism Bullionist Bullirag bullish bullish Bullish Belt Hold Bullish Belt Holds Bullish Divergence Bullish Engulfing Pattern Bullish Engulfing Patterns Bullish Flattener Bullish Flatteners Bullish Flatterners Bullish Harami Bullish Haramis Bullish Indicator Bullish Indicator Bullish Indicators Bullish Indicators Bullish Signal Bullish Signal Bullish Signals Bullish Signals Bullish Straddle Bullish Straddles

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Thomas Hart Benton

But by far the greater part of the silver consisted of bullion from the mines of South America, which the English buccaneers--who were little better than pirates--had taken from the Spaniards and brought to Massachusetts.

Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

He is all agleam with bullion, a blue-and-gold edition of the Poetry of War.

A Son of the Gods by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Until she could find another bank there was nothing to do but sew them up in her clothes, and so Marija went about for a week or more, loaded down with bullion, and afraid to cross the street in front of the house, because Jurgis told her she would sink out of sight in the mud.

The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context

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